{"id":1403147,"date":"2021-08-24T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1403147"},"modified":"2021-08-24T11:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:00:38","slug":"kobe-bryant-superfan-tony-finau-fittingly-wins-biggest-pga-tour-event-career-black-mamba-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kobe-bryant-superfan-tony-finau-fittingly-wins-biggest-pga-tour-event-career-black-mamba-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant Superfan Tony Finau Fittingly Wins the Biggest PGA Tour Event of His Career on the Black Mamba's Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There's only one NBA jersey in Tony Finau<\/a>‘s closet: a gold Los Angeles Lakers jersey with a purple No. 8 on the front and the name “Bryant” on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finau isn't a huge NBA geek, but he was always a die-hard Kobe Bryant<\/a> fan. The pro golfer started rooting for the Lakers at an early age just because of Bryant, and he's been a loyal follower ever since. So, after 1,975 winless days on the PGA Tour<\/a>, it was only right that Finau scored his long-awaited second victory on the Black Mamba's birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTony Finau idolized Kobe Bryant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n